sulfur

     

Sulfur or sulphur (pronounce /ˈsʌlfɚ/, see spelling below) is the chemical element that has the atomic number 16. It is denoted with the symbol S. It is an abundant multivalent non-metal. Sulfur, in its native form, is a yellow crystalline solid. In nature, it can be found as the pure element and as sulfide and sulfate minerals. It is an essential element for life and is found in two amino acids, cysteine and methionine. Its commercial uses are primarily in fertilizers, but it is also widely used in gunpowder, matches, insecticides and fungicides. Elemental sulfur crystals are commonly sought after by mineral collectors for their brightly colored polyhedron shapes. In nonscientific context it can also be referred to as brimstone.

Trivia about sulfur

  • Solfatara, a gas-belching volcanic vent, is partly from the Italian for this element
  • This element, No. 16 on the periodic table, has a pelt at the end of its name
  • Once also called brimstone, this element produces a very strong odor when burned
  • When rubber is vulcanized, it's treated with heat & this smelly element
  • (Jon of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from a kitchen.) The ancients & the alchemists knew about the flammability of this element; today, it's the main fuel that makes matches strike
  • A chemical element
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads from Yellowstone National Park.) The gases emitted by Yellowstone's thermal features contain this element--atomic number 16--accounting for a distinctive smell
  • Thiols, emitted by skunks & chopped onions, resemble alcohols but with an atom of this element in place of an oxygen atom
  • You quickly get used to the eggy smell at the Colorado resort called "Hot" this type of "Springs"
  • Seen here in a mound, you've got less than a pound of it in your body
  • Get a whiff of the Brimstone Museum in Southwest Louisiana & learn all about mining for this element
  • Black powder, an explosive dating from medieval times, is about 75% saltpeter, 15% charcoal & 10% this element

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